Research Article Factors Affecting Social Science Students’ Career Choices: A Web- Based Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh Sadia Sharmin Suhi , 1 Md. Abdul Jabbar , 1 Fariha Farjana , 2 Nishad Nasrin , 2 and Md. Tanvir Hossain 1 1 Sociology Discipline, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh 2 Economics Discipline, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh Correspondence should be addressed to Md. Tanvir Hossain; tanvirku05@soc.ku.ac.bd Received 7 May 2022; Accepted 16 September 2022; Published 3 October 2022 Academic Editor: Yuqing Geng Copyright © 2022 Sadia Sharmin Suhi et al. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. is web-based cross-sectional study aimed to investigate university students’ career choices and their determinants. Data were collected from four disciplines within the Social Science School at the Khulna University of Bangladesh. e findings from Pearson’s Chi-square revealed a significant association between career choice and age, sex, discipline, level of education, and socioeconomic status. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor solution, explaining the variance of over 50% and the overall reliability of α  0.748. e findings from a multinomial logistic regression showed that older and male students had a lower likelihood of becoming teachers, while Sociology students were more interested in teaching. Furthermore, career choices were substantially influenced by students’ level of education, job quality, job prospect, and job motive. Considering the global demand for specific skills and knowledge, universities should revise their curricula, integrating the cognitive domain of students with practical knowledge-based education in order to widen the horizon of employment options for university graduates. 1. Introduction In the last 50 years, the progress in higher education has been remarkable in Bangladesh. In the 1980s, there were only six public universities and less than 40,000 students [1]. In the following 20 years, the number of universities and students increased dramatically to over 30, including public and private universities, where the number of students rose to over 1,00,000 [1]. At present, there are 157 universities and 4,69,086 students, of which 25% are enrolled in different departments/disciplines within social science faculties/ schools [2]. However, after completing higher education and grad- uating, students need to plan their future careers. An in- dividual’s career choice decision is subjective and situation- specific. In fact, career choices for students are mainly based on individuals’ interests and current job market settings. Literature claims that when selecting a specific career or job, security, and stability in employment [3, 4] and financial benefits [5] as well as job prospects, i.e., promotion, are also the key determinants for career choices [4]. Sometimes, culture and gender-specific roles define career choices. For example, some individuals may choose a profession that allows them to spend more time with families [4]; for in- stance, part-time hours are often deemed essential for po- tential happiness by women [6]. In Asian-American communities, the perception of teaching as a “women’s job” has led to cultural pressures on men to pursue high-paying jobs over teaching careers [7]. Moreover, family support factors, i.e., financial emotions, expectations, and respon- sibilities [8] as well as social status and prestige, also in- fluence career choice [4]. Likewise, the influence of teachers and peer groups on career decisions cannot be ignored [4, 9]. e same can be said for age; generally, older students are more likely to consider practical issues and credentials when choosing careers, while younger students rely on imagina- tion [10, 11]. Likewise, students from affluent backgrounds are more motivated to find decent careers than students Hindawi Education Research International Volume 2022, Article ID 2765246, 11 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2765246